Chapter 8 — When I Was Forced to Quit My Job at the Age of 40, I Became the President of a Hundred Billion Company

“What do you mean…”

“This accident happened because I changed my authority?”

“I'm just presenting the objective truth.”

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Tien Dat Pham gritted his teeth.

“To Vy, you...”

“Total Money.”

I interrupted him directly.

“The loss of three million yuan is very serious.”

“If you want to pursue responsibility.”

“I recommend that the quality department and risk control department jointly participate in the investigation.”

“In my work mailbox there is a full operation log and history of permission changes.”

“Can check at any time.”

I didn't look at him again. Go directly towards the small six meter square room at the end of the hallway. Behind the back. I heard Tieu Tran lean close to my colleague's ear and say something. Right after that. Several suppressed laughter echoed throughout the research area. Tien Dat Pham lost face in front of all the staff. Afternoon, exactly two o'clock. Zhou Jianguo's secretary called again.

“President To, Chairman Zhou heard what happened at the reaction tank.”

“He asked me to tell you.”

“Your position as project team leader will be restored immediately.”

“All system permissions will also be restored.”

“The administrative department is processing it.”

“Okay, I know.”

The secretary hesitated for a moment then continued:

“One more thing.”

“President Chu wants to ask you about that key national project…”

“If it's convenient, he'd like to talk to you over the phone.”

I stopped slightly. News spreads really fast.

“No need to call.”

“I'm at the company.”

“If President Zhou wants to discuss, you can find me directly.”

“...Okay, I'll pass on the message.”

After hanging up the phone, I leaned back in my chair. The situation is silently changing. The reaction tank incident proved one thing. Without me. Tien Dat Pham's plan to "eliminate To Vy's influence" is just a joke. Once news of the national project reaches Zhu Jianguo's ears... My weight in this chess game will increase another notch. The only thing still making me think is... I should stay in Hoa Thuy. Or should I leave? Staying means having to continue a long confrontation with Tien Dat Pham. Leaving means starting over again. But in hand he holds bigger cards. I opened the drawer. Fingertips gently glided over the encrypted USB. Just let things continue to ferment for a while longer. Three days after powers were restored. I'm at the lab handling trial production to fix the consequences of the incident. Since the day reactor number 3 had a problem. The entire production line had to stop for nearly a week. Even the filling line at the back was forced to suspend. Tien Dat Pham was constantly called by the listing guarantee unit to urge progress. Busy to the point of scratching my head. It's very rare that you don't have time to find ways to make things difficult for me. It only took me two days to restore the entire process. The moment the chain works again. Tieu Tran almost wanted to cry.

“You are truly a god!”

I laughed.

“Stop flattering.”

“Let's finish the QC report first.”

But that peace did not last long. Thursday afternoon. I received a call from Luong Vu, the company's Legal Director.

“Total Tien asked me to inform you of something.”

“The company hired a unit specializing in intellectual property to check Controls all ownership of patents related to the Thanh Le product line.”

My grip on the phone tightened a little.

“What do you mean?”

Luong Vu chose his words.

"They want to confirm whether all inventions, technical solutions, and trade secrets related to Thanh Le completely belong to the company or not."

I was silent for a few seconds.

“Luong Vu.”

“Tell me clearly.”

“Is this a routine review or is it targeting me personally?”

The other end of the line was silent. Finally he said in a low voice:

“I just want to remind you one thing.”

“I have seen your labor contract and intellectual property appendices.”

“Some of the provisions in there…”

“There is a gray area.”

“If you own independent patents related to this field…”

“It's best to talk to the legal department early.”

He didn't say it directly. But I understand. That's a reminder. It's also a way to protect yourself. After hanging up. I turned on the computer. Access the public database of the National Office of Intellectual Property. Patent. Stem cells. Three results appear. First patent: Method for exocrine-directed transformation of stem cells and related applications. Inventor: To Vy. Owner: To Vy. Second patent: Active ingredient delivery system based on exocrine platform. Inventor: To Vy. Owner: To Vy. Third patent: New generation exocrine enrichment culture method. Inventor: To Vy. Owner: To Vy. Three patents. These are all results of research I conducted outside of work.